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Numbers 34 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Borders of the Land

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolA Land from God

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenA Home from God

LAND → picture 4WATER → picture 3HOME → picture 2TRIBES → picture 1

Grade 1God's Gift of Land

God showed the land. → picture 3The sea was on the west. → picture 5The river was on the east. → picture 2Leaders would share it. → picture 4Every tribe got a home. → picture 1

Order:

1. South: wilderness of Zin2. West: the great sea3. North: Mount Hor4. Leaders share the land

Grade 2The Edges of the Land

  1. What did God show Moses? The edges of the land
  2. What was on the west? The big sea (circle)
  3. What was on the east? The Jordan River and the Salt Sea
  4. Who would lead the sharing? Eleazar the priest and Joshua
  5. What did God give every family? A home (circle)
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Grade 3The Land of Canaan

  1. What land did God describe? The land of Canaan
  2. What was the west border? The great sea
  3. Where did the east border end? At the Salt Sea
  4. Which tribes already had land east of the Jordan? Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh
  5. Who would divide the land? Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun
1: South: wilderness of Zin2: West: the great sea3: North: Mount Hor4: Leaders share the land
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Grade 4Drawing the Lines

  1. What was the west border? The Great Sea
  2. To whom had God promised this land long before? Abraham
  3. How many tribes would share the land of Canaan? Nine and a half
  4. What do the borders show about God's promises? They are specific and real.

Word bank: 1. Jordan; 2. land; 3. east; 4. God

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5A Promise with Borders

  1. Which border was the great sea? The west border
  2. Which earlier promise was taking shape? The promise to Abraham in Genesis 15:18
  3. Why was the land of Canaan for nine and a half tribes? Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh had received land beyond the Jordan.
  4. Who represented Judah? Caleb
  5. What better country do God's people desire? A heavenly one
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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